What shoe polish do you use on your tall boots? If it matters, my boots are Tredstep DaVinci field boots. They are several years old and are starting to lose color in a few spots.
I use Belvoir leather cleaner and Passier Lederbalsam to condition.
Kiwi Parade gloss
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I would not use saddle conditioner on tall boots. It’s the wrong effect. You want old school black shoe polish like Kiwi. Polishing leather shoes may be a lost art.
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THIS^^ It is becoming harder to find since most military and LEO’s use patent leather or other material than leather for their footwear now but Amazon usually has it in several sizes.
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Kiwi Parade Gloss is the only polish to use. It gives a brilliant shine even when just as as normal polish. If you can spit polish properly you would be able to see you face in them.
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My Dad taught me to ‘spit and polish’ using Kiwi Shoe polish, not sure it was parade gloss back then, but boy did it work. Only way to do good leather
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I also use Kiwi Parade Gloss. I cut up a pair of panty hose and polish with that as my cloth. Works really well.
I am not sure you can polish a boot after using a glycerine product/conditioner on it? I’ve only ever polished straight out of the box and continued polishing as needed.
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I agree with everyone, all you need is a Kiwi product and never use saddle products on boots. At minimum you should use a damp rag to wipe of sweat mud and manure. Polish has the conditioners you want.
And as far as the calf side of your boots goes-do not polish it.
Not unless you like removing polish from saddle pads and breeches.
It is acceptable to show brown calves. 
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You can certainly polish a boot or shoe after washing mud off with saddle soap but you want to get the soap right off. As far as after using beeswax based conditioners like Passier, I would give the boot a good wash before using correct polish. And I would obviously stop with the Passier unless you are trying to break in a tight spot.
